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For an art form so daring, defiant, and overwhelmingly public as graffiti, it is too often dismissed, ignored, and (in some cases) made invisible, disappearing into the barrage of visual information around it. Encompassing everything from large-than-life paintings to train tags or the scratching of one’s moniker into an air-conditioner grill, graffiti both animates and disrupts our landscape. This way of working was at the heart of Margaret Kilgallen’s practice.

The Walker Curates the News: 09.21.15

by Walker Art Center | Sep 21, 2015

The Walker Curates the News: 09.21.15

by Walker Art Center | Sep 21, 2015

Likening Manet’s process to his own video/performance art practice, Kalup Linzy shared his thoughts on the painter’s matador portraits for The Met’s Artist Project. “He was experimenting,” he says, noting …

Art21 Extended Play

Lynda Benglis Reunites with a Lost Fountain

by Ian Forster | Sep 1, 2015

Art21 Extended Play

Lynda Benglis Reunites with a Lost Fountain

by Ian Forster | Sep 1, 2015

“I’m not trying to satisfy anyone. I really make things because I’m curious – that’s the reason” — Lynda Benglis Today’s ART21 Exclusive features Lynda Benglis reuniting with her first …

The Walker Curates the News: 12.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 1, 2014

The Walker Curates the News: 12.01.14

by Walker Art Center | Dec 1, 2014

While trying to photograph the 1,000+ CCTV cameras in London’s congestion zone this October, James Bridle found himself under citizen’s arrest. Bridle hopes to complete his project with a Flickr …

August Blogger-in-Residence: Dorothy Santos

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 2, 2013

August Blogger-in-Residence: Dorothy Santos

by Nicole J. Caruth | Aug 2, 2013

Introducing Art21’s August Blogger-in-Residence, Dorothy Santos.

July Blogger-in-Residence: Noah Simblist

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 2, 2013

July Blogger-in-Residence: Noah Simblist

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jul 2, 2013

Introducing Noah Simblist, writer, curator, artist and an Associate Professor of Art at Southern Methodist University.

June Blogger-in-Residence | Natalie Musteata

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 4, 2013

June Blogger-in-Residence | Natalie Musteata

by Nicole J. Caruth | Jun 4, 2013

Introducing Art21’s Blogger-in-Residence for the month of June.

May Blogger-in-Residence | Danielle Sommer

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 2, 2013

May Blogger-in-Residence | Danielle Sommer

by Nicole J. Caruth | May 2, 2013

Danielle Sommer — an L.A.-based writer, curator, and “nostalgist at heart” — joins us for the month of May.

Art in the Aftermath of Sandy

by Serena Qiu | Dec 3, 2012

Art in the Aftermath of Sandy

by Serena Qiu | Dec 3, 2012

It’s now been just over a month since I watched on the news as houses and lives were swept away, feeling guilty and isolated as I sat on my couch …

Hank Willis Thomas: Believe It.

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 29, 2012

Hank Willis Thomas: Believe It.

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 29, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins interviews artist Hank Willis Thomas about his work in the exhibition “Believe It,” on view at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta.

New Guest Blogger: Alex Allenchey

by Claudine Isé | Oct 22, 2012

New Guest Blogger: Alex Allenchey

by Claudine Isé | Oct 22, 2012

The Art21 Blog’s newest blogger-in-residence is Alex Allenchey, a Brooklyn-based writer.

[dNASAb]. “Screenscaping the Pixelsphere,” 2012. (1) 19" LED screen, (3) 4" LCD screens, pigmented plastic prints, clear plastic, wire, glass, crystal, foam, aluminum, resin, mirrors, fiber optics, media player, L.E.D's, 1 of 1 1080p HD video w. audio. Dimensions variable. Photo courtesy of the artist.

Colliding Complexities_Extreme feats of the New York_New Aesthetic

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 2, 2012

Colliding Complexities_Extreme feats of the New York_New Aesthetic

by Nettrice Gaskins | Oct 2, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reports on a group exhibition highlighting the complex intersections between art, science and technology.

ISEA2012 screen printing at the Downtown Block Party. Photo courtesy of Nettrice Gaskins.

ISEA2012: Machine Wilderness in Review

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 25, 2012

ISEA2012: Machine Wilderness in Review

by Nettrice Gaskins | Sep 25, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reports on the conference that convened hundreds of artists and others working at the intersection of computers, technology, science and the arts.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Catherine Opie: Cleveland Clinic

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Catherine Opie: Cleveland Clinic

by Claudine Isé | Sep 10, 2012

Catherine Opie describes her intentions behind the permanent installation “Somewhere in the Middle” (2011) at Hillcrest Hospital, a branch of Cleveland Clinic, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Lives and Works in Berlin | Portrait of Joanne Greenbaum in Berlin

by Ali Fitzgerald | Sep 6, 2012

Lives and Works in Berlin | Portrait of Joanne Greenbaum in Berlin

by Ali Fitzgerald | Sep 6, 2012

Ali Fitzgerald on the “privately performative” practice of Joanne Greenbaum, whose works will be on view at Nicolas Krupp gallery in Basel.

Yayoi Kusama. "Yellow Trees" at 14th Street, 2012. Photo courtesy Nettrice Gaskins.

Yayoi Kusama at the Whitney: Accumulation, Infinity and the Multiverse

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 27, 2012

Yayoi Kusama at the Whitney: Accumulation, Infinity and the Multiverse

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 27, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reviews the Yayoi Kusama retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art, and considers Kusama’s work in light of immersive 3D worlds and “Augmented Spaces.”

"The Cyclorama." Atlanta, Georgia. 2006. Roadside Georgia. September, 2008.

Kara Walker: The Art of War

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 14, 2012

Kara Walker: The Art of War

by Nettrice Gaskins | Aug 14, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reports on Kara Walker’s recent lecture “The Art of War” at the Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | El Anatsui: Studio Process

by Claudine Isé | Jul 20, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | El Anatsui: Studio Process

by Claudine Isé | Jul 20, 2012

Watch our latest Exclusive video, where El Anatsui describes the collaborative and contemplative setting where his artworks are made.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Nancy Spero: Collaboration

by Claudine Isé | Jun 22, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Nancy Spero: Collaboration

by Claudine Isé | Jun 22, 2012

Watch Nancy Spero (1926-2009) discuss how collaborations with other artists activated her work in our latest Exclusive video.

Sanford Biggers. The Cartographer's Conundrum (2012). Courtesy the artist and Mass MoCA.

Sanford Biggers’ Conundrum: The Mothership Lands at Mass MoCA

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 19, 2012

Sanford Biggers’ Conundrum: The Mothership Lands at Mass MoCA

by Nettrice Gaskins | Jun 19, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins looks at the influence of Afrofuturism on Sanford Biggers’ “The Cartographer’s Conundrum,” a large-scale installation currently on view at Mass MoCA.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff: Making & Feeling

by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff: Making & Feeling

by Claudine Isé | Jun 8, 2012

Our latest Exclusive video is now live! “Judy Pfaff: Making & Feeling” features the artist discussing her emotional and creative journey while looking back on past installations.

On View Now

On View Now | Thomas Demand’s Photographic Memory

by Max Weintraub | Jun 7, 2012

On View Now

On View Now | Thomas Demand’s Photographic Memory

by Max Weintraub | Jun 7, 2012

Max Weintraub reviews an exhibition of Thomas Demand’s new photographs at Matthew Marks Gallery in New York.

Viewer Q&A: Responses from Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović

by Jonathan Munar | Jun 7, 2012

Viewer Q&A: Responses from Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović

by Jonathan Munar | Jun 7, 2012

Artists Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Marina Abramović respond to questions submitted through a special Season 6 viewer Q&A.

Q&A with Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, and assume vivid astro focus

by Claudine Isé | Apr 27, 2012

Q&A with Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, and assume vivid astro focus

by Claudine Isé | Apr 27, 2012

Have a question for Marina Abramović, Mary Reid Kelley, or assume vivid astro focus? Send it to Art21, and selected questions will be answered!

Support Art21: Give to the Power of Six!

by Heather Reyes | Apr 19, 2012

Support Art21: Give to the Power of Six!

by Heather Reyes | Apr 19, 2012

Support Art21’s Power of Six campaign to celebrate our latest milestone–the broadcast premiere of “Art in the Twenty-First Century” on PBS!

Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century Premieres on PBS Tonight!

by Claudine Isé | Apr 13, 2012

Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century Premieres on PBS Tonight!

by Claudine Isé | Apr 13, 2012

Season 6 of Art in the Twenty-First Century premieres nationally tonight and features artists Catherine Opie, El Anatsui, and Ai Weiwei.

Sanford Biggers and the contemporary Mandala (2012). Emory Visual Arts Gallery. Photo by the author.

Sanford Biggers: Contemporary Mandala and the Hip-Hop Ethos

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 23, 2012

Sanford Biggers: Contemporary Mandala and the Hip-Hop Ethos

by Nettrice Gaskins | Mar 23, 2012

Nettrice Gaskins reports on Sanford Biggers’ week-long residency at Emory University, where he created a contemporary mandala that functions as a dance floor.

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Balancing Skill-Building and the Formation of Ideas

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 14, 2012

Teaching with Contemporary Art

Balancing Skill-Building and the Formation of Ideas

by Joe Fusaro | Mar 14, 2012

Finding a balance between teaching specific skills and techniques with teaching about how to explore process in order to form and pursue ideas is not easy. If you teach in a culture (or department, or school, or district, or university…) that emphasizes skills and techniques as the “meat” of the curriculum, it’s probably a good idea to begin talking about the kinds of skills that everyone really considers “essential”.

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Frames and Filigree

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Mar 14, 2012

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment | Frames and Filigree

by Antonius Wiriadjaja | Mar 14, 2012

Antonius Wiriadjaja on GIFs, shadow puppet theaters, and how he wants to frame his future post M.F.A.

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard: Zygmunt (1992)

by Claudine Isé | Mar 2, 2012

Art21 Extended Play

Exclusive | Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard: Zygmunt (1992)

by Claudine Isé | Mar 2, 2012

In Art21’s latest Exclusive video, Judy Pfaff and Ursula von Rydingsvard discuss what they learned from one another while collaborating on the 1992 work “Zygmunt.”